Mini Pizza Calzone Snackers
Instead of pizza dough, I used a sheet of Puff Pastry as the base for the Calzone bites and I was very happy with the crisp flaky crust full of garlic and oregano flavored creamy cheeses. Add diced pepperoni and top with Marinara Sauce and we have a touchdown! Serve warm from the oven.
Pre-heat oven: 400 degrees
Bake: 15-18 minutes until tops are golden.
Servings: 24 Pieces
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 Sheet Puff Pastry at room temperature
Filling
- 8 ounces Ricotta Cheese
- 3/4 Cup Pepperoni finely diced
- 1/2 Cup Mozzarella Cheese shredded
- 1/4 Cup Parmesan or Romano Cheese grated
- 1 Large Egg
- 1/2 Tsp dried Oregano
- 1/4 Tsp Garlic Powder
- 1/4 Tsp Salt
- 1/8 Tsp Black Pepper
Topping
- 1 small jar Marinara Sauce
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl combine the Ricotta, Mozzarella and Parmesan Cheeses. Stir in the Garlic Powder,Oregano, Salt and Pepper.
- Add the Egg and stir until well combined.
- Finely dice the Pepperoni.
- And stir it into the cheese mix.
- Unroll the Puff Pastry sheet. Cut 24 circles using a 2-1/2 inch biscuit cutter.
- Carefully fit the Puff Pastry circles into 24 mini muffin cups. Don't worry about stretching them up to the rim. Just gently pat 'em in!
- Fill each mini muffin with a scant Tablespoon of the Pepperoni -Cheese mixture. It puffs up so pretty when baking.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 15-20 minutes until the tops are golden. Remove from the oven and let set for 5 minutes or so. Then gently remove the Calzone Pizza cups to a paper towel lined plate to absorb the extra oil from the Puff Pastry. Transfer the Mini Pizza Calzones to a serving platter and top each one with a Teaspoon of Marinara Sauce. Then serve!
- Get out of the way as your hungry football fans are going to tackle these goodies!
